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Own, and four others; time, 1.17J. Brighton 

 Beach Fair Grounds, New York, September 18, 

 won the Ocean Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, 

 defeating EHas Lawrence (late Bilstein), Quito, 

 and three others; time, 1.18J. After this race, 

 Luke Blackburn was retired for the season, and 

 became the property of Dwyer Brothers, Brook- 

 lyn, New York, who gave $2500 for him. 



In the year 1880 Luke Blackburn started in 

 twenty-four races, lost two, and won twenty-two. 

 His first race was at Lexington, Kentucky, 

 when he ran third to Fonso and Kinkead in 

 the Phoenix Hotel Stakes, one and a quarter 

 miles, won by Fonso in 2.08J. Blackburn had 

 been sick and was unfit to run. He was then 

 sent East, and won a dash of three-quarters of a 

 mile at Jerome Park, in 1.18, defeating Check- 

 mate and three others. Two days after he won 

 a dash of a mile and an eighth in 1.58, beating 

 Scotilla, Checkmate, and two others. Three days 

 after won a race of one mile and three furlongs 

 in 2.28J, beating Scotilla and two others. Two 

 days after defeated Monitor, one and a half miles, 

 in 2.39J, and two days afterward won the Handi- 

 cap Sweepstakes, one and a quarter miles, in 2.13. 



All these races were run at Jerome Park 



